Book Description
"A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia"--
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0760346038
"A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia"--
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Page : 97 pages
File Size : 43,64 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
ISBN : 9781627004749
Discover how the third largest U.S. city became the nation's most important hub, serving six of North America's largest railroads.
Author : Fred Ash
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0253029155
A history of the Midwestern transportation hub and its impact on the city and the region, plus stunning photographs of the station’s architecture. More than a century before airlines placed it at the center of their systems, Chicago was already the nation’s transportation hub—from Union Station, passengers could reach major cities on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts as well as countless points in between. Chicago’s history is tightly linked to its railroads. Railroad historian Fred Ash begins in the mid-1800s, when Chicago dominated Midwest trade and was referred to as the “Railroad Capital of the World.” During this period, swings in the political climate significantly modified the relationship between the local government and its largest landholders, the railroads. From here, Ash highlights competition at the turn of the twentieth century between railroad companies that greatly influenced Chicago’s urban landscape. Profiling the fascinating stories of businessmen, politicians, workers, and immigrants whose everyday lives were affected by the bustling transportation hub, Ash documents the impact Union Station had on the growing city and the entire Midwest. Featuring more than one hundred photographs of the famous beaux art architecture, Chicago Union Station is a beautifully illustrated tribute to one of America’s overlooked treasures. “The book includes more than 100 illustrations, a quarter of which are in color—but the real value is in author Ash’s narrative; he’s devoted decades to the study of terminals in the Railroad Capital, and it shows in this marvelous work.” —Classic Trains “The station’s history is thoughtfully revealed alongside concurrent economic and political events unfolding in Chicago at given points in time, thus providing the reader with a deeper understanding of why certain station milestones occurred when they did and the way they did.” —The Michigan Railfan
Author : CHICAGO, SAINT PAUL, AND FOND-DU-LAC RAILROAD COMPANY.
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 25,30 MB
Release : 1856
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Author : Chicago, Millington and western railway company
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 48,39 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Railroads
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Author : Willard V. Anderson
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Railroads
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Page : 308 pages
File Size : 37,5 MB
Release : 1921
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Author : Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
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Page : 542 pages
File Size : 32,68 MB
Release : 1865
Category : Railroads
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Author : Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company
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Page : 544 pages
File Size : 48,54 MB
Release : 1890
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Author : Chicago and North Western Railway Company
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Page : 136 pages
File Size : 20,13 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Railroads
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